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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Applicant:
John Isbell Shipp, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
John Isbell Shipp, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming and deploying an improved absorbable fastener for hernia mesh fixation is disclosed. The absorbable fastener of the present invention functions to securely fasten tough, non macro-porous, and relative inelastic mesh to soft tissue. The fastener is formed from co-polymers of lactide and glycolide.